Tonight could be the night for S.A. singer on NBC’s ‘Talent’

An exciting TV heads-up: Texas audition segments  including possibly the one featuring San Antonio tenor Don Braswell  finally will air on “America’s Got Talent” at 8 tonight on NBC.

Braswell, promoted for weeks on the network and NBC Web site because of his beautiful voice and unusual story, had auditioned in Dallas.

Braswell

And NBC notified me that those very Dallas auditions were coming up in tonight’s two-hour show. After two weeks of anticipation and watching dancers, singers, puppeteers, baton twirlers and a dead ringer for Britney Spears (in drag) from New York, Los Angeles and Chicago strut their stuff for the judges, it’ll be cool to finally see our S.A. contestant. Who knows? There may be others from the Alamo City.

As I wrote earlier, Braswell, a former world-class opera singer, already has been seen and heard in TV and online ads for the show. One reason is his magnificent voice; the other is his story. After getting injured in an accident in Wales about a decade ago, Braswell was told he might not talk  much less sing  again.

Slowly but surely, though, Don’s voice regained strength and he was able to star in a few local musical productions.

Now, he’s going before a national audience on “America’s Got Talent.”

Why not tune in and lend him some support? ABC’s even more off-the-wall reality show, “I Survived a Japanese Game Show”  also at 8 p.m. and featuring San Antonio’s blonde, bubbly Meaghan Cooper  edged out “Talent” in last week’s San Antonio ratings.

But something tells me that, with so many Texas acts performing, tonight’s edition of the NBC show may make a better showing.